The Uganda Police Force has today 3rd October 2016, commemorated the Police-Day at Kololo Independence Ground under the theme: Monitoring, Evaluation, Rectification and Building the Uganda Police Force. As part of the celebrations, the different police directorates, departments and units have demonstrated their different capabilities to the public. The counter terrorism directorate demonstrated their aerial […]
Continue ReadingThe Uganda Police Force has this afternoon cautioned forum for democratic change (FDC) supporters against staging unlawful processions, convoys, and stopovers along Entebbe road while welcoming back Rtd. Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye. While addressing the media at Naguru, the police spokesperson AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi warned those mobilizing people to come in processions, convoys […]
Continue ReadingThe Hon. Minister of state for Internal Affairs Hon. Kania Obiga has today 27th September 2016, launched the construction of over 1020 housing units for lower ranking officers located on plots 2-96 along Katalima road Naguru. While presiding over the ground breaking ceremony organized at police headquarters Naguru, as part of a series of police […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Kampala has arrested two suspects for illegal possession of chopped ivory worth Sh19m. Dickson Kwetesa 38, and Ali Wausa 47, where arrested on Tuesday in Kamwokya a Kampala suburb after a tip off from the public that the two were in the trade of ivory. The suspects are currently held at Jinja road police […]
Continue ReadingFive people died when the boat they were travelling in capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday (June, 9). Police said that the incident happened at around 4 am on Lake Victoria as the deceased were travelling from Mpenja Island, Mukono District to Ggaba landing site. The Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the boat was overloaded with 10 passengers […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Kampala has paraded six suspects who allegedly stole government mosquito nets in Iganga and Luuka district. The six were arrested in an operation conducted by the Health Monitoring Unit (HMU) between Saturdays 4 to Monday 6 this month. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said, the stolen Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) were procured by […]
Continue ReadingJinja Road Police is holding one Mutaya Felix suspected of murdering his fellow student at Kyambogo University Monday night 23/5/2016. Zedrick Sia a 24 year old second year student at Kyambogo University pursuing Bachelors in Economics and statistics was murdered yesterday. It’s alleged that Mutaya Felix, a first year student pursuing Bachelors in Economics and Statistics returned […]
Continue ReadingPresident Y.K Museveni has hailed security agencies for job well done, during and after the 2016 general elections. This was during a thanks giving ceremony at Kololo Independence ground where the President met the Uganda Police Force, the Army and prisons services and appreciated them for securing the elections from bribe voters, arson committers and […]
Continue ReadingThe purpose of this Press briefing is to inform the country of the security preparations for Swearing-in and Inaugural Ceremony of the President elect scheduled for 12th May 2016. Let me begin by congratulating the people of Uganda upon achieving this major milestone in the nation’s election calendar because the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect […]
Continue ReadingPublic statements by leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) including Rtd Col Dr. Kizza Besigye, as well as correspondence to the Inspector General of Police show that they do not intend to comply with the interim order issued by the Constitutional Court on the 29th April 2016 in respect to the defiance campaign […]
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